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I’m Not Addicted…
Reading ‘The Kingdom’ at the moment [a Fargo Adventure] by Clive Cussler.
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I Just Wonder…
If Mitsy Romney would do these things as a good mormon too?!
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Books, Glorious Books…
Reading enthusiasts in Spijkenisse, [near Rotterdam] the Netherlands can climb spiraling towers of terraced bookcases beneath a shimmering glass pyramid to find new printed treasures. Architecture firm MVRDV has completed ‘Book Mountain’, a public library that floats the conventional wisdom … Continue reading
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Best Of Amsterdam #24 – Books for F… Lovers
Almost all the Best Of Amsterdam shops until now have been about food. I don’t know how that could happen So today we’re off the beaten path, at this shop you can’t eat or order food, but you can tantalize yourself … Continue reading
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New Series in the New Year
Sometimes a word or just a hint brings me to a subject, and in this case a new series. An email from ‘the dealer’ yesterday afternoon made me aware that maybe my order couldn’t be filled before Xmas. And since it just … Continue reading
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With These Temps…
With these temps we’re having it’s best to do… nothing at all. So that’s what my Easter Sunday looked like. BTW, it’s like summer came early. If only I had a hammock it would be perfect but I had to … Continue reading
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Travel For Free
As many of you know, we Dutch have a reputation in the world when it goes from getting something for a very low price or better yet for free. ONLY today you can travel, within the Netherlands, with the book gift, … Continue reading
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Written Portraits
Can you name the people shown in these four posters? They are all Dutch authors, some are world-famous, others only world-famous in our own country. Geschreven Portretten – Written Portraits is this year’s theme for the book week we’re having. … Continue reading
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I Think I’ll Start On…
It started on January 10 with a Food Quote, and resulted in a book about dieting. Or better yet anti-dieting. The name Totie Fields didn’t ring a bell for me, I had to find out on the net who she … Continue reading
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